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Mesophyllum

Mesophyllum sp.

Coralline Algae

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Central Indo-Pacific Ocean

Natural Environment: Inhabits boat channels on reef crests.

Aquarium Suitability: Basically a fragile alga and does well under various lighting and water current situations, however, rarely available in the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Plantae

    Phylum: Rhodophyta

    Class: Florideophyceae

    Order: Corallinales

    Family: Corallinaceae

    Genus: Mesophyllum

Mesophyllum sp. (Coralline Algae)
Photo © Vincent Hargreaves
Mesophyllum mesomorphum Peyssonnelia sp.
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